Naperville, IL—This past October 19-20, KeHE hosted Diversity TrendFinder, a virtual two day event which gave 100 diverse suppliers a chance to pitch products directly to the Distributors’ Category Management team and fast track them into distribution. “Emerging brands that are new to the market have challenges in gaining distribution.
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, natural cleaning supplies sales grew 241%, according to a Statista report comparing the United States, UK, and Italian markets. With the 2017 California Cleaning Product Right to Know Act, the need for cleaner and greener cleaners is expected to increase across the country. Stew Lawrence, CEO...
South Plainfield, N.J. — Attention natural products retailers! Voting has officially opened for the Annual Natural Choice Awards 2021. Every year, natural products retailers choose the products that have had the greatest impact on their businesses by filling out an online ballot that makes it easy to vote on 20 categories in the supplements,...
Washington, D.C.—The 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans is out, with recommendations for babies and an unaltered recommendation regarding sugar intake. The report is published by the U.S. Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Health and Human Services (HHS), and is required to be based on the preponderance of current scientific and...
Hastings, NE—Columbia Grain International (CGI) has acquired a pulse processing facility in Hastings, NE, which will be home to CGI’s first-ever small-pack pulse line for the consumer market. A press release states that all products in the line will be grown, procured, cleaned, and processed by CGI. The company will...
Silver Spring, MD—FDA has issued a warning letter to Whole Foods Market for engaging in a pattern of receiving and offering for sale misbranded food products under their own brand name. In a press release, FDA explains that in some cases, Whole Foods would receive finished products for repackaging and...
New York City, NY—WGSN, a global trend forecasting firm, has released a report about the vegan baking industry. Utilizing data from a custom social media Influencer Map and online retail sales, the firm found a growing interest in sustainable and healthy vegan desserts. On social media, #veganbaking jumped 35% in...
Orlando, FL—More than 550 industry members, including retailers and exhibitors, gathered in person at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center in Orlando for SOHO Expo 2020, which took place December 10-13. The “show with a Big and Natural Heart” has been produced since 1971 by SENPA, a non-profit trade...
COVID-19 has prompted an enormous shift to e-commerce, according to Nielsen. The company’s recent global e-commerce syndicated study found that 30% of surveyed shoppers claim to be new to e-commerce this year with the other 70% saying they shopped online prior to the onset of the pandemic. In the U.S.
Phoenix, AZ—Sprouts Farmers Market and L.A. Libations are displaying emerging beverage brands in a new way at 50 stores in California. A part of Libations’ SoCal Incubation Program (SIP), the product lineup boasts functional benefits for consumers following plant-based, keto, and paleo diets. “In January, we’re accelerating innovation in our beverage set...
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